SENATE SECRETARIAT
ORDERS OF THE DAY
for the meeting of the Senate to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, the
9th March, 2017.
1.
Recitation from the Holy Quran.
QUESTIONS
2.
Questions entered in a separate list to be asked and answers given.
REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:
3.
SENATOR MUSHAHID ULLAH KHAN, Convener, Special Committee on
the performance of PIA, to present second interim report of the Special
Committee regarding the overall performance of PIA.
4.
SENATOR MUSHAHID ULLAH KHAN, Convener, Special Committee on
the performance of PIA, to present report of the Special Committee on the
matter pertaining to the aircrafts obtained by PIA on wet lease from Turkey.
REPORT OF THE FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE - PRESENTATION OF:
5.
SENATOR NASREEN JALIL, Chairperson, Functional Committee on
Human Rights, to present report of the Committee on “Torture on a domestic
servant minor girl, Tayyaba”.
MOTIONS
[Under Rule 194(1)]
6.
SENATOR NASREEN JALIL, Chairperson, Functional Committee on
Human Rights, to move under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure
and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time for presentation of
report of the Functional Committee on the Bill to provide for protection of rights
of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith
and incidental thereto [The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill,
2016], introduced by Senator Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Awan, on 9th January, 2017,
may be extended for a period of sixty working days with effect from 10th March,
2017.
7.
SENATOR OSMAN SAIFULLAH KHAN, Chairman, Standing Committee
on Science and Technology, to move under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules
of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time for
presentation of report of the Standing Committee on the Bill to upgrade the
status of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad into
COMSATS University [The COMSATS University Islamabad Bill, 2017], may be
extended for a period of ten working days with effect from 10th March, 2017.
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8.
SENATOR MUHAMMAD JAVED ABBASI, Chairman, Standing Committee
on Law and Justice and SENATOR MAULANA HAFIZ HAMDULLAH, Chairman,
Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony, to move under
sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the
Senate, 2012, that the time for presentation of report of the Committees on the
Bill to curb inherited blood disorders and birth defects [The Premarital Blood
Screening (Family Laws Amendment) Bill, 2016], referred by the House on
25th July, 2016, for joint consideration and report by the Standing Committees on
Law and Justice and Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony, may be extended
for a further period of thirty working days with effect from 10th March, 2017.
9.
SENATOR
MUHAMMAD
TALHA
MAHMOOD,
Chairman,
Standing
Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, to move under sub-rule (1) of rule 194 of the
Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, that the time
for presentation of report of the Standing Committee on a point of public
importance raised by Senator Taj Haider on 16th February, 2017, regarding an
advertisement whereby the outsourcing of the Airports of the country has been
advertised, may be extended for a period of thirty working days with effect from
15th March, 2017.
CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE
10.
SENATOR ILYAS AHMAD BILOUR to draw attention of the Minister for
Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization towards the
decision of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to allow the export of
flour / wheat products in dollars in response to which the Flour Mills owners
purchased wheat from the Government of Punjab which retained Rs. 650 per ton
as security which was to be released on production of export documents and
after release of that amount the State Bank of Pakistan was to pay $70 per ton
to those exporters but the Government of Punjab is not releasing the said
amount of security on the pretext that the wheat was exported after purchasing
the dollars from the local market.
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
11.
SENATOR MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue,
Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization to move that the Bill to provide a
regulatory and enabling environment for private participation in provision of
public
infrastructure
and
related
services
through
fair
and
transparent
procurement processes [The Public Private Partnership Authority Bill, 2016], as
reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration, at once.
12.
SENATOR MOHAMMAD ISHAQ DAR, Minister for Finance, Revenue,
Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization to move that the Bill to provide a
regulatory and enabling environment for private participation in provision of
public
infrastructure
and
related
services
through
fair
and
transparent
procurement processes [The Public Private Partnership Authority Bill, 2016], be
passed.
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13.
RANA TANVEER HUSSAIN, Minister for Science and Technology to move
that the Bill to provide for establishment of the Pakistan Council for Science and
Technology [The Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Bill, 2016], as
reported by the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration, at once.
14.
RANA TANVEER HUSSAIN, Minister for Science and Technology to move
that the Bill to provide for establishment of the Pakistan Council for Science and
Technology [The Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Bill, 2016], be
passed.
15.
RANA TANVEER HUSSAIN, Minister for Science and Technology to move
that the Bill to provide for establishment of the Pakistan National Accreditation
Council [The Pakistan National Accreditation Council Bill, 2016], as reported by
the Standing Committee, be taken into consideration, at once.
16.
RANA TANVEER HUSSAIN, Minister for Science and Technology to move
that the Bill to provide for establishment of the Pakistan National Accreditation
Council [The Pakistan National Accreditation Council Bill, 2016], be passed.
MOTION
(Under Rule 157 (2)
17.
MR.
RIAZ
HUSSAIN
PIRZADA,
Minister
for
Inter-Provincial
Coordination, to move that the Senate may discuss the Annual Report of the
Council of Common Interests (CCI) for the year 2015-2016, laid on the Table of
the House on 14th February, 2017.
MOTIONS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE BILLS FROM THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
[Under Rule 166(3)]
18.
SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move that the Bill
further to amend the Police Order, 2002 [The Police Order (Amendment) Bill,
2016], as introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the Committee under rule 166(3) of
the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, as the
Committee could not present its report within the prescribed period.
19.
SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move that the Bill
further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 [The Pakistan Penal Code
(Amendment) Bill, 2016] (Insertion of new sections 320A and 337JJ), as introduced
in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 26th September, 2016, be
withdrawn from the Committee under rule 166(3) of the Rules of Procedure and
Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, as the Committee could not present its
report within the prescribed period.
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20. SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move that the Bill to
prohibit the employment of children and to restrict the employment of
adolescents in certain occupations and processes [The Islamabad Restriction on
Employment of Children Bill, 2016], as introduced in the Senate and referred to
the Committee on 26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the Committee
under rule 166(3) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the
Senate, 2012, as the Committee could not present its report within the
prescribed period.
21. SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move that the Bill
further to amend the Registration Act, 1908 [The Islamabad Registration
(Amendment) Bill, 2016], as introduced in the Senate and referred to the
Committee on 26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the Committee under
rule 166(3) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate,
2012, as the Committee could not present its report within the prescribed
period.
22. SENATOR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN SWATI to move that the Bill
further to amend the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 [The Pakistan Penal Code
(Amendment) Bill, 2016] (Amendment of section 364A), as introduced in the Senate
and referred to the Committee on 26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the
Committee under rule 166(3) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business
in the Senate, 2012, as the Committee could not present its report within the
prescribed period.
23. SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED to move that the Bill to prevent
and Combat Trafficking in persons, especially Women and Children [The
Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2016], as introduced in the Senate and referred to the
Committee on 26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the Committee under
rule 166(3) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate,
2012, as the Committee could not present its report within the prescribed
period.
24. SENATOR MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SYED to move that the Bill to combat
the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air [The Smuggling of Migrants Bill,
2016], as introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
26th September, 2016, be withdrawn from the Committee under rule 166(3) of
the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012, as the
Committee could not present its report within the prescribed period.
CALLING ATTENTION NOTICE
25. SENATORS COL. (R) SYED TAHIR HUSSAIN MASHHADI AND
SIRAJUL HAQ to draw attention of the Minister for Water and Power towards the
excessive billing by K-Electric Company and the Distribution Companies from the
consumers.
AMJED PERVEZ
Islamabad, the
8th March, 2017.
Secretary